American Democracy Minute

The American Democracy Minute is a 90-second daily radio news report covering voting rights, money in politics, redistricting and other critical democracy issues in Washington and in states around the country. WNHN FM 94.7 is the home station for the American Democracy Minute, and you can hear it each day at 10:58 AM, or, you can visit AmericanDemocracyMinute.org for a complete list of over 100 episodes from the last year.

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  ADM for Aug. 14, 2026: District Court Block of Executive Order for USPS Citizenship Verification Now Nationwide; DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Quickly Overturn the Ruling
  [image: Trump-Executive-Order-USPS-Mail-In-Voting-Citizenship-Blocked-Nationwide-20260814.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 14, 2026 Timely
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  ADM for Aug 13, 2026: Alabama Holds 2nd Primary Election With Legislature’s Discriminatory Congressional Districts, Restored After SCOTUS Callais Decision
  [image: AL-Holds-2nd-Primary-With-Discriminatory-Maps-After-SCOTUS-Callais-Decision-20260813.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 13, 2026 Timely
• ADM for Aug 12, 2026: Let’s Just Say the Trump Administration’s Quest to Obtain State Voter Data Has Not Gone Well. DOJ is now 0 for 22, With 9 More Cases Pending.
  [image: Trump-DOJ-Now-0-22-Forcing-States-to-Turn-Over-Voter-Data-SAVE-Database-20260812.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 12, 2026 Timely
• ADM for Aug 7, 2026: North Carolina Governor Signals Veto of Bill Shortening Early Voting, and Lengthening the Window for Ballot Challenges
  [image: NC-Gov-Josh-Stein-Signals-Veto-of-Restrictive-Voting-Bill-Early-Voting-Voter-Challenges-Audits-20260807.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 7, 2026 Timely
• ADM for Aug 10, 2026: Delaware Enacts State Voting Rights Act; Virginia Strengthens Its VRA, Laying Groundwork for Automatic Voter Registration
  [image: DE-VA-State-VRA-Signed-Expanded-on-Anniversary-1965-Voting-Rights-Act-20260810.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 10, 2026 Timely
• ADM for Aug 11, 2026: The U.S. Senate Will Leave for Summer Recess Without Passing the SAVE America Act, But the Restrictive Voting Bill Will Be Back in the Fall
  [image: US-Senate-Fails-to-Pass-SAVE-America-Act-ID-Provisions-Before-Recess-20260811.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 11, 2026 Timely
• ADM for Aug 5, 2026: The Supreme Court’s Callais Decision Likely to Take Down Another Majority-Minority District, This Time Impacting Native Americans
  [image: ND-VRA-Section-2-Callais-8th-Circuit-Vacates-Native-American-Majority-Minority-District-20260805.png] *American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 5, 2026* Timely
• ADM for Aug 6, 2026: Missouri Voters Block GOP’s Attempt to Change Ballot Measure Rules; State SOS Blocks Nov. Measure Trying to Overturn Legislature’s Racially-Gerrymandered Congressional Map
  [image: MO-GOP-Changes-to-Ballot-Initiatives-Fail-Measure-to-Repeal-of-Congress-Maps-Blocked-20260806.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 6, 2026 Timely
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  ADM for Aug 4, 2026: California Supreme Court Schedules Special Session to Hear Cases Against Riverside County Sheriff Who Seized 600,000 Ballots
  [image: CA-California-Riverside-County-Supreme-Court-Schedules-Oral-Arguments-Sheriff-Chad-Bianco-20260804.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 4, 2026 Timely
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  ADM for Aug 3, 2026: Virginia’s Governor Has Restored Rights to Over 66,000 Formerly Incarcerated Citizens. November’s Question 3 Would Make it Automatic.
  [image: VA-Governor-Restores-Rights-to-66000-Returning-Citizens-Question-3-Measure-Amends-Constitution-20260803.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 3, 2026 Timely
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  ADM for July 31, 2026: Community Poll Workers are Essential to a Safe, Secure and Accessible Election. August 11 is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.
  [image: National-Poll-Worker-Recruitment-Day-2026-Shortages-midterm-20260731.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 31, 2026 Timely
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  ADM for July 30, 2026: Making Sense of Latest Conflicting Appeals Court Rulings on Trump’s March Executive Order on Elections. Has Harm Been Done–Yet?
  [image: Trump-Executive-Order-Elections-2nd-Appeals-Court-Rules-for-President-No-Harm-Yet-Done.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 30, 2026 Timely
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  ADM for July 29, 2026: Largely Blocked by Lower Courts, Administration Asks SCOTUS to Allow Executive Order Directing USPS to Verify Citizenship of Mail-In Voters
  [image: US-Supreme-Court-Appeal-Trump-Executive-Order-on-Elections-23-State-Attorneys-General-20260729.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 29, 2026 Timely
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  ADM for July 28, 2026: Software Design Error and Slow DOT Response Likely Led to Noncitizen Registrations in New Jersey, Not Intentional Fraud
  [image: NJ-6600-Noncitizen-Voter-Registrations-Software-Error-Slow-Response-Not-Fraud-20260728.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 28, 2026 Timely
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  ADM for July 27, 2026: Trump Administration Withholds FEMA Disaster Relief Funding Because States Refused to Provide Voter Data. In response, 24 States & DC Sued.
  [image: DHS-FEMA-Withhold-Funds-for-Not-Turning-Over-State-Voter-Data-SAVE-Database-20260727.png] American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 27, 2026 The